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Batchuluun, Tsegmed
GM🇲🇳FIDE 4900847· Male· Mongolia· Born in 1987
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Tsegmed Batchuluun, a 39-year-old Mongolian Grandmaster, is rated 2434 and ranked 6th among Mongolian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 16 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Southern California State Championship, 2025 Cornerstone Chess Labor Day Invitational - IM A, and 30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2571 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2017, World #335 at the time); he spent 93 months as Mongolian #1, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2012 (age 25), IM in 2009 (age 22), and FM in 2005 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #98 in U20, World #49 in U14 and #2 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2434
Standard
Rpd2442·Blz2386
All-time high
2571
−137 pts below
Oct 2017 · age 30
Oct 2017 · age 30
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Mongolian players · of 554
93 months in #1 nationally (2012–2022)
93 months in #1 nationally (2012–2022)
Career timeline
22 entries2024
1,000 career games
at age 37
Oct 2024
2022
93 months in National #1
longest streak 69 months · since Jan 2012
May 2022
2017
Peak World rank: #335
at age 30 · rated 2571
Oct 2017
All-time peak 2571
at age 30 · −140 from today
Oct 2017
6-month rising streak
+46 Elo
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2431 → 2434
Tournaments
4
37 games
Score
19.5/ 3752.7%
19W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4/7 | #4 | 2462 | +3.1 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2334 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #23 | 3090 | +10.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2384 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBayarsaikhan GundavaaGM
🇲🇳MGL·2468
+3 −7 =13
23 games·last met May 2022
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vsGombosuren MunkhgalGM
🇲🇳MGL·2351
+8 −2 =11
21 games·last met May 2022
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vsNamkhai BattulgaIM
🇲🇳MGL·2368
+9 −2 =7
18 games·last met May 2022
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vsBazar KhatanbaatarGM
🇲🇳MGL·2300
+8 −3 =7
18 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsMyagmarsuren GunbayarFM
🇲🇳MGL·2256
+7 −1 =5
13 games·last met Sep 2020
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Rankings
/
Mongolia
#6
out of 609 players
Asia-Pacific
#267
in continent
World
#1,183
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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